Orange County SC played to a thrilling 0-0 draw with San Antonio FC on Saturday, April 13 at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas. Goalkeeper Duran Ferree made his OCSC debut, recording three saves and collecting the shutout to keep OCSC unbeaten in the 2024 USL Championship regular season.
The County Boys had their first chance of the night in the fifth minute as forward Cameron Dunbar found some open space in the middle of the pitch. Dunbar fired from range, missing just wide to the left.
San Antonio had an opportunity in the 20th minute as midfielder Jorge Hernandez found midfielder Luke Haakenson in the center of the box. Haakenson forced in a shot from close range with his left foot, however, it sailed over the crossbar.
The home side threatened again in the 37th minute as defender Lucas Silva had the first shot on target of the night for either side. He found some space on the left side of the box, striking one with his left foot that was saved in the bottom left corner of the net by Ferree, sending both teams into the half tied 0-0.
San Antonio continued to apply pressure in the 56th minute as defender Shannon Gómez drew a free kick in the attacking half of the pitch. Hernandez sent in a cross towards the back post to the overlapping captain defender Mitchell Taintor. Taintor connected with a header that was saved by Ferree.
Orange County finally gained some momentum with their first shot on target in the 61st minute. Midfielder Ashish Chattha found Dunbar on the left side of the pitch. Dunbar dribbled through the defense, cutting hard to the right, and fired a low shot to the bottom left corner of the net that was saved by San Antonio goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega.
The Black and Orange stayed on the front foot in the 73rd minute as Iloski forced a takeaway in the attacking half of the pitch leading to a breakaway for OCSC. Iloski sped down the middle of the field finding substitute forward Ethan Zubak on the right side of the box. Zubak chipped one with his right foot, forcing a leaping save from Sisniega.
San Antonio forced another chance in the 78th minute as Taintor again sent in a ball this time towards substitute forward Machop Chol. Chol grazed a header towards the direction of goal, yet Ferree made another leaping save to keep the score level at 0-0.
The visitors fought hard until the end, securing the point and maintaining their position as first place in the 2024 USL Championship Western Conference Standings.
The Black and Orange return home to Championship Stadium next Saturday, April 20, when they host Sacramento Republic FC at 7:00 PM for Gnarly’s Birthday Party! A limited number of tickets are still available, grab yours here!
MILESTONES AND FACTS:
Goalkeeper Duran Ferree made his OCSC debut in his first start for the club.
With the draw, OCSC remains unbeaten in the 2024 USL Championship regular season.
| TEAM | FIRST HALF | SECOND HALF | FULL TIME |
| OCSC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SCORING SUMMARY:
N/A
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY:
ORANGE COUNTY SC
19’ Christian Sorto
34’ Bench
79’ Ashton Miles
82’ Thomas Amang
89’ Kevin Partida
90’+4 Bench
SAN ANTONIO FC
25’ Mitchell Taintor
68’ Luke Haakenson
ORANGE COUNTY SC LINEUP:
Duran Ferree (GK); Ashish Chattha, Andrew Fox, Ashton Miles, Owen Lambe; Kevin Partida (C), Christian Sorto (Ethan Zubak 71’), Kyle Scott (Seth Casiple 87’), Brian Iloski; Thomas Amang, Cameron Dunbar (Bryce Jamison 71’)
Unused subs: Colin Shutler (GK), Ryan Ayoub, Ben Barjolo, Ben Norris
Head Coach: Morten Karlsen
Possession: 42% | Shots: 8 | Shots On Goal: 2 | Corners: 3 | Fouls: 12 | Offsides: 1 |
SAN ANTONIO FC LINEUP:
Pablo Sisniega (GK); Shannon Gómez, Kendall Burks, Mitchell Taintor (C); Lucas Silva (Bura Mohamed Omar 72’), Luke Haakenson, Trova Boni, Kevon Lambert, Jorge Hernández; Kameron Lacey (Machop Chol 67’), Juan Agudelo
Unused subs: Kendall McIntosh (GK), Richard Windbichler, José Mulato, Gio Padilla, Eduardo Fernandez
Head Coach: Alen Marcina
Possession: 58% | Shots: 15 | Shots On Goal: 3 | Corners: 3 | Fouls: 19 | Offsides: 1 |
Orange County SC @ San Antonio FC
2024 USL Championship | Matchday 6
Date: April 13th, 2024
Venue: Toyota Field (San Antonio, TX)
Weather: We still got the LONE STAR ⭐️